“Our parents don’t see us as we are — they see the kid they remember. Our friends don’t see us as we are — they see the friend they remember. Only a stranger met on your travels sees you as you truly are right now.” These words were shared with me recently by Conor Neill, Leadership and Communication Professor…

Originally appeared in Hacker Noon / Post courtesy of Corpore Wear Last summer while on a business trip to the US, I spent a few days with one of my closest childhood friends who now runs a VC firm in Washington D.C. Not wanting to impede I booked a hotel, however, as we wrapped up dinner…

Post originally appeared on Hacker Noon This post is the continuation of a post from this past Sunday, “52 Life Lessons I Learned By Asking 52 People The Same Question (Part 1)” and inspired by a post from a few weeks ago, “38 Lessons That Took Me 38 Years To Learn,” in which I forgot…

Post originally appeared on Thrive Global “If you get one idea out of a $20 book that changes your life then it’s a bargain,” — Seth Godin On my 39th birthday I reserved two hours for myself and did something I had always wanted to do, I sat down and made a list of the lessons I…

Post originally appeared on Thought Catalog / Photo courtesy of Mitchell Jordan Each month in Barcelona I give a seminar on ways for expats to find work while living abroad. As I wrapped up the latest installment one of the attendees came up to me and asked what my biggest takeaway has been during the last…

Post Originally Appeared on Thought Catalog Recently a friend of mine told me that as human beings we spend the first half of our lives collecting, and the second half of our lives determining what to keep. Having just celebrated my 39th birthday these words hit home and it got me thinking about the lessons…